Maine · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Maine

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Maine, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 Maine schools listed here average 56.2% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 72 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

56.2%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 85.6%
highest rate (Narraguagus High School): 72
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Narraguagus High SchoolHarrington	291	Critical	85.6%
2	Harpswell Coastal Academy Divisions 2 and 3Harpswell	93	Critical	80.6%
3	Jonesport-Beals High SchoolJonesport	59	Critical	78.0%
4	Rumford ElementaryRumford	213	Critical	77.0%
5	Deer Isle-Stonington High SchDeer Isle	94	Critical	75.5%
6	Madison Junior High SchoolMadison	152	Critical	75.0%
7	Mt View Middle SchoolThorndike	232	Critical	74.6%
8	Searsport District High SchoolSearsport	121	Critical	73.6%
9	Morse Memorial SchoolBrooks	70	Critical	72.9%
10	Katahdin Middle/High SchoolStacyville	128	Critical	70.3%
11	Telstar High SchoolBethel	179	Critical	67.0%
12	Meroby Elementary SchoolMexico	256	Critical	66.4%
13	Mountain Valley High SchoolRumford	369	Critical	66.1%
14	Calais Middle/High SchoolCalais	289	Critical	66.1%
15	Mt View High SchoolThorndike	271	Critical	64.9%
16	Sumner Memorial High SchoolSullivan	214	Critical	64.5%
17	Friendship Village SchoolFriendship	62	Critical	64.5%
18	Maine Academy of Natural SciencesHinckley	177	Critical	64.4%
19	Vinalhaven SchoolVinalhaven	143	Critical	64.3%
20	Agnes Gray SchoolWest Paris	128	Critical	63.3%
21	Daniel W Merritt SchoolAddison	89	Critical	62.9%
22	Mountain View SchSullivan	152	Critical	62.5%
23	Houlton Elementary SchoolHoulton	282	Critical	61.7%
24	Islesboro Central SchoolIslesboro	64	Critical	60.9%
25	Nokomis Regional Middle SchoolNewport	524	Critical	60.1%
26	Oceanside Middle SchoolThomaston	307	Critical	59.9%
27	Tremont Consolidated SchoolBass Harbor	127	Critical	59.8%
28	Oxford Hills Comprehensive H SParis	1,010	Critical	59.7%
29	Oceanside High SchoolRockland	494	Critical	59.5%
30	Oxford Hills Middle SchoolParis	479	Critical	59.5%
31	Richmond High SchoolRichmond	131	Critical	59.5%
32	Woodstock SchoolBryant Pond	67	Critical	58.2%
33	Waterville Junior High SchoolWaterville	325	Critical	57.8%
34	Valley Rivers Middle SchoolFort Kent	118	Critical	57.6%
35	Walton SchoolAuburn	156	Critical	57.1%
36	Houlton Junior High SchoolHoulton	186	Critical	57.0%
37	Ella Lewis SchSteuben	79	Critical	57.0%
38	Palermo Consolidated SchoolPalermo	111	Critical	56.8%
39	Viola Rand SchoolBradley	74	Critical	56.8%
40	Mountain Valley Middle SchoolMexico	376	Critical	56.6%
41	Carrabec High SchoolNorth Anson	174	Critical	56.3%
42	Farrington SchoolAugusta	306	Critical	56.2%
43	Farwell Elementary SchoolLewiston	401	Critical	55.9%
44	Waterford Memorial SchoolWaterford	77	Critical	55.8%
45	Nokomis Regional High SchoolNewport	610	Critical	55.7%
46	Lillian Parks Hussey SchoolAugusta	235	Critical	55.7%
47	Searsport District Middle SchoolSearsport	108	Critical	55.6%
48	Hancock Grammar SchoolHancock	188	Critical	55.3%
49	Carmel Elementary SchoolCarmel	158	Critical	55.1%
50	Lincoln SchoolAugusta	291	Critical	55.0%
51	Telstar Middle SchoolBethel	155	Critical	54.8%
52	Penquis Valley Middle/High SchoolMilo	349	Critical	54.7%
53	Buckfield Jr-Sr High SchoolBuckfield	228	Critical	53.1%
54	Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High SchoolBingham	104	Critical	52.9%
55	Searsport ElementarySearsport	167	Critical	52.7%
56	Fort Fairfield Middle/High SchoolFort Fairfield	238	Critical	52.5%
57	Katahdin Elementary SchoolStacyville	136	Critical	52.2%
58	Molly Ockett SchoolFryeburg	520	Critical	52.1%
59	Lewiston High SchoolLewiston	1,709	Critical	51.9%
60	Paris Elementary SchoolParis	424	Critical	51.9%
61	Mt Abram Regional High SchoolSalem	216	Critical	51.9%
62	Mt Blue High SchoolFarmington	720	Critical	51.8%
63	Holbrook SchoolHolden	178	Critical	51.7%
64	Ellsworth High SchoolEllsworth	521	Critical	51.6%
65	Sylvio J Gilbert SchoolAugusta	305	Critical	51.5%
66	Cushing Community SchoolCushing	74	Critical	51.4%
67	Thomas J Mcmahon Elementary SchLewiston	474	Critical	51.3%
68	Mt View Elementary SchoolThorndike	273	Critical	51.3%
69	Old Town High SchoolOld Town	531	Critical	50.8%
70	ConyAugusta	662	Critical	50.6%
71	Lewiston Middle SchoolLewiston	744	Critical	50.5%
72	Milbridge Elementary SchoolMilbridge	114	Critical	50.0%
73	Oak Hill High SchoolWales	408	High	49.8%
74	George J Mitchell SchoolWaterville	532	High	48.9%
75	Mattanawcook AcademyLincoln	313	High	48.9%
76	Madison Area Memorial H SMadison	184	High	48.9%
77	Central High SchoolCorinth	303	High	48.5%
78	Medomak Valley High SchoolWaldoboro	561	High	48.3%
79	Guy E Rowe SchoolNorway	428	High	48.1%
80	Brownfield Denmark Elementary SchoolDenmark	77	High	48.1%
81	Waterville Senior High SchoolWaterville	529	High	48.0%
82	Eric L Knowlton SchoolBerwick	204	High	48.0%
83	Robert V. Connors Elementary SchoolLewiston	737	High	47.8%
84	Lawrence Jr High SchoolFairfield	276	High	47.8%
85	Trenton Elementary SchoolTrenton	120	High	47.5%
86	Lawrence High SchoolFairfield	531	High	47.1%
87	Presque Isle High SchoolPresque Isle	474	High	47.0%
88	Mattanawcook Jr High SchoolLincoln	304	High	47.0%
89	Otisfield Community SchoolOtisfield	115	High	47.0%
90	Presque Isle Middle SchoolPresque Isle	354	High	46.9%
91	Madison Elementary SchoolMadison	239	High	46.9%
92	Sacopee Valley High SchHiram	261	High	46.7%
93	Messalonskee High SchoolOakland	695	High	46.6%
94	Spruce Mountain Primary SchoolLivermore	335	High	46.0%
95	John F Kennedy Memorial SchoolBiddeford	157	High	45.9%
96	Bonny Eagle High SchoolStandish	1,027	High	45.8%
97	Spruce Mountain Elementary SchoolJay	306	High	45.8%
98	Carrabec Community SchoolNorth Anson	225	High	45.8%
99	Caravel Middle SchoolCarmel	204	High	45.6%
100	Auburn Middle SchoolAuburn	499	High	45.5%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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